Combined coin and article holder



July 19, 1932. HUGHES 1,868,325

COMBINED COIN AND ARTICLE HOLDER Filed April 4, 1930 QT /apA/Er PatentedJuly 19, 1932 JAMES E. HUGHES, F DIXON, MISSOURI COMBINED COIN ANDARTICLE HOLDER Application filed April 4, 1930. Serial No. 441,677.

This invention relates to a certain new'and useful improvement incombined coin and article-holders and has for its object the provisionof a simple, inexpensive, durable,

compact, and easily portable and conven- T iently operable device of thetype stated especially, though not exclusively, adapted for facilitatingthe collection of rural mail and the like. And with the above and otherobjects in view, my invention resides in the novel features of form,construction, arrangement, and combination of parts hereinafterdescribed 7 and pointed out in the claims.

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, Figure 1 illustrates a combined coin and article-holder of myinvention as operatively V disposed as in a rural mail-box for removaland manipulation;

Figure 2 is an enlarged elevational view of the combined coin andarticlaholder;

Figure 8 is an enlarged fragmental edge view of the combined coin andarticle-holder; and

'25 Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view taken approximately on theline 4--4, Figure 2.

eferring now more in detail and by reference characters to the drawing,which illustrates a preferred embodiment of my inven-,

tion, the device includes a main or bodymember or wall A preferablyconstructed of sheet metal and of oblong-rectangular configuration, wallA being also preferably strengthened or re-enforced by a lateral flangedisposed along a lengthwise margin thereof. At its one or rear margin,wall A is also preferably flanged laterally, as at b, and riveted orotherwise rigidly fixed flatwise to and upon the flange Z2 is anupwardly projecting end-wall B preferably flanged outwardly at its uppermargin, as at c.

Disposed upon the wall A adjacent its opposite or forward end, is abox-shaped receptacle C of suitable vdimensions for housing coins andthe like, the receptacle C being constructed preferably of a suitablesection of sheet metal bent or otherwise formed to the desiredconfiguration shown and riveted or otherwise marginally fixed, as at 1,1, to the wall A. The receptacle 0 is open or otherwise provided with acoin-receiving opening at its one or forward end, as at 2, its wallbeing preferably cut-away or otherwise apertured, as at 3, to visuallyexpose the deposited contents of the receptacle.

Riveted or otherwise fixed, as at 4, to the wall A and extending endwiserearwardly thereof and over the wall-flange c, to which it is alsopreferably riveted, as at 5, is an arm D; and pivoted, as at 6, to thewall flange 0, is a second arm E, a coiled spring F being suitablymounted between the rear ends of the arms D, E, for yieldingly retainingthe arm E in its full normal spaced relation from the arm D.

The arm E is lengthwise continued, as at e, to extend longitudinallyapproximately throughout the length of the wall A and at the forwardextremity of its continuation e is further extended laterally to includean end-portion 6' adapted to project over or across and provide aremovable closure for the said coin-opening or open side 2 of thecoin-receptacle C.

The arms D and E are preferably formed 2 and shaped of sheet metal, andsuitably fixed at an end, as at 7, to the arm-continuation e, is asomewhat spring or resilient preferably sheet-metal jaw G preferably ofthe shape. or contour best shown in Figure 4 for clamp- 30 ingco-operation with a relatively stationary sheet metal jaw H. projectinglaterally from, and fixed, as at 8, to, the wall A, as best seen inFigure 4.

My new combined coin and article-holder is particularly, as I havestated, adapted to facilitate rural mail collections, and in use andoperation, I might briefly explain, the farmer or other person will, byfinger-manipulation of the co-operating arms D, l5.v compress the springF to simultaneously open the receptacle C and space the jaws G, H.

He will then dispose on the jaw H the letter or other article J that hedesires to mail and deposit in the receptacle C the estimated funds tocover the cost of postage thereof. He will then release or removecompressing pressure on the spring F, when the arm E will yieldinglytake its normal position, the letter or article J then being gripped byand between the jaws G, H, and said funds being removably retained inthe receptacle C by the closure 6 such deposited funds being visuallyexposed through the aperture 3, as best seen in Figure 2. The device andits so gripped article J and deposited coin or coins may then beconveniently deposited to rest obliquely, with the flange b as asupport, within the mail-box 12 for convenient gripping at the rearends. of. its ,armsand for convenient reverse manipulation by thecarrier in removing thegripperarticleand contained coin or coins, theemptied device being then replaced in the box K for repeated.

use.

The device as a-whole may be cheaply and economically manufactured, iseasily portfunctions.

able and of convenient size for convenientmanual manipulation, and isexceedingly efficlent 1n the performance of its intended that thereceptacle C may equally'well be employed to contain postage stamps andthe like-and that changes and modifications in .the form, construction,arrangement, and

' combination of the several parts of the device may be made andsubstituted for those here in shown and. described without departingfrom the natureand principle of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. A combined holder for coins, articles, and the like adapted formanual disposition in a mail-box or the like, the same including abody-member, areceptade having a receiv- .ing-opening, a fixed jaw onthe body member,

a closure-member for removably closing said opening,a movable jaw forarticle gripping co-operation withthe first j aw, and means for It willbe understood, of course,

and the like adapted for manual disposition in a mail-box or the like,the same including a body-member, a first arm fixed on the bodymember, areceptacle having a recelvmg opening, a fixed aw on the body-member, a

closure-member for removably closing said opening, a movable jaw forarticle-gripping co-operation with the first jaw, means 1n.

eluding a second arm pivoted on the bodymember for simultaneouslyswingably actuating the closure-member and the second jaw, and a coiledspring disposed intermediate said arms 'for'yieldingly retaining saidclosuresmember and second jaw respectively in receptacle-closing andarticle-gripping positions. 7

5. A combined holder for coins, articles, and the like adapted formanual disposition in a mail-box or the like, the same including a sheetmetalirectangular-oblong bodywall, a box-'likexsheet-metal receptaclefixed on the wall and having a receiving opening in the wall thereof, alongitudinally disposed arm fixed to and projecting rearwardlyof thebody-wall, a sheet-metaljaw fixed'to and prosecond jaw-respectivelyinreceptacle-clo'sing A and artiCle gripping positions.

In testimony whereof, Iv have signed my nameto' this specification.

JAMES E. HUGHES.

actuating the closure-member and the second j aw.

.2. A combined holder for coins, articles,

and'the like adapted for manual disposition in a mail-box or the like,the same including a body-member, a receptacle having a receiving, afixed jaw on the body-member; a closure-member forremovably closing saidopening, a movable-jaw for articlegripping co- 7 operation with thefirst jaw, and means for simultaneously actuating. the closure-memberand the second jaw.

3. A combined'holder-for coins, articles,

"andthe like adapted for manual'dis'position in a mail-box or the like,thesameincluding a body-member, a receptacle having a receiving opening,a fixed jaw onthe body-member,

a closure-member for removably closing said opening, a movable jaw-forarticle-gripping co-operation with the first jaw, and means inf eludingan arm pivoted onv the body-member for simultaneously swingablyactuating the 5 closure-member and the second jaw. i

4. A combined-holder for coins, articles,

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